So, now it's the end of January and we are hoping to really get going with the house next week. The excavator says that he will come tear the house down next week, and then we will watch the weather and hopefully hit a good week or two of slightly warmer weather so that we can get the concrete done.
We got our building permit back on December 18th last year, but we have been waiting for the excavator and the weather since then.
In the mean time, I have had a little fun using the neighbor's back hoe. I tore down the back portion of the house, at least as much as the back hoe could reach. It was fun and a little therapeutic. Now we will leave it to the excavator.
My Dad and I got a new power meter set up and working on the side of the garage, so we have power to work with. The well is finished also. Now if we can just figure out what to do with the two feet or so of snow that is covering the yard, we will be off and running. I'm thinking we'll have to find a front-end loader somewhere and just pile most of it in the field.
Below are some pictures of when we bought the old house, when we took the siding off, and what it looks like currently. The fourth picture is of the house that we are moving the night that we took all of the brick off.
This is turning out to be quite the experience, but we are excited to really get going!
